Báo cáo y học: " Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis presenting as a neurological emergency: a case report" ppsx

... this article as: Xia et al., Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis presenting as a neurological emergency: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010, 4:95 Received: 21 September 2009 Accepted: ... distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Case report Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis presenting as a...

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... and immunological features. Brain 1997, 120:923-928. 5. Graus F, Keime-Guibert F, Rene R, Benyahia B, Ribalta T, Ascaso C, Escaramis G, Delattre JY: Anti-Hu-associated paraneoplastic encephalitis: analysis ... common paraneoplastic neurological syn- dromes are Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome and paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis (PEM). Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes are c...

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... before and after air insufflation into the gastric lumen via a naso- gastric tube (pneumogastrogram) is an easy and safe method, which can enhance or confirm the diagnosis of a visceral perforation ... deep palpation without any other signs of peritonitis was found during physical examination, and laboratory investigations revealed leukocytosis and intraperitoneal air below the diaphragm...

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... particularly malignant ovarian disease in women. Case presentation: We present the case of a 61-year-old Caucasian woman who was referred to the gynaecology service at our institution and was ... particularly in the mesenteric lipodystrophy phase of the condition. We describe a case mimicking ovarian malignancy. Case presentation A 61-year-old British Caucasian woman was initia...

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... however a marked elevation of IgE as an ini- tial manifestation of a lymphoproliferative disease is rare, and mainly reported in IgE producing plasmacytomas; also rare (0.01% of plasmacytomas)[5]. ... immunoglobulins, and rarely, cases have been reported of both B- and T-cell lymphomas associated with elevated IgE [6-8]. Sézary's syndrome (a peripheral T-cell neoplasm) has been as...

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... depressed affect was remarkable. His thyroid gland was non-palpable. Cardio- vascular and respiratory system examin ations were nor- mal. No organomegaly or rebound tenderness was detected on abdominal ... Urita Y, Ishihara S, Akimoto T, Kato H, Hara N, Honda Y, Nagai Y, Nakanishi K, Shimada N, Sugimoto M, Miki K: Seventy-five gram glucose tolerance test to assess carbohydrate malabsorpti...

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... CAS E REP O R T Open Access Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case report Brian WZ Loh * , Jason Harvey, Eugene TH Ek Abstract Introduction: A rare case ... of trauma. Case presentation An 11-year-old Caucasian boy presented to the emer- gency department after a f all onto the outstretched left hand. Standard posteroanterior and late...

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... one study has shown that the male:female ratio was higher and distant metastasis was more frequent in synchronous than in single cases [3]. In a study involving 876 patients where 42 cases (4.8%) ... synchronous car- cinomas, postoperative survival was significantly shorter in synchronous cases than in single cases on univariate analysis. Nonetheless, in the multivariate proportional hazard...

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... bodies may be found in as many as 43% of affected patients. Sacral anomalies, such as confluent sacral foramina and partial sacral agenesis, occur in up to 50% of reported cases [9,10]. In this case, ... lesions such as cystic hygroma, synovial cysts, and large ovarian cysts [10]. Perineural or Tarlov cysts are asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally through myelogram or MRI ori...

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... are common. Myasthenia gravis (rare) Ocular myasthenia and weakness mimic stroke; variable and diurnal fluctuation. B. Non-nervous system Syncope Usually due to hypotension or arrhythmia; Vertebrobasilar ... particularly in elderly patients, can present as a stroke mimic. In these cases, prompt identification of intracranial sepsis is important, as any delay in instituting antibiotic or...

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